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性質

性質

See also: 性质

Chinese

 
sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
 
hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (性質) 性 質
simp. (性质) 性 质

Noun

性質

  1. character; nature; quality

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性質):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性 質
せい
Grade: 5 		しつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

性質 ‎(hiragana せいしつ, romaji seishitsu)

  1. a person's nature or disposition
    彼 (かれ)は性質 (せいしつ)が良 (よ)い。
    Kare wa seishitsu ga yoi.
    He is goodnatured.
  2. original characteristic of a thing; a property; a nature
    この仕事 (しごと)の性質 (せいしつ)を知 (し)らなかった。
    Kono shigoto no seishitsu o shiranakatta.
    I didn't know the nature of this job.

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Hanja in this term
性 質

Noun

性質 • ‎(seongjil) ‎(hangeul 성질)

  1. Hanja form? of 성질, “temper, nature, quality”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
性 質

Noun

性質

  1. Hán tự form of tính chất, “property, nature, characteristic”

Pronunciation

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